Picture a boxer taking a hard punch to the face, his head whipping around quickly after his opponent's glove makes contact. Drivers and passengers can experience similar rotational head motion during crashes in some vehicles. And just as with a person who gets punched in the face, that head-whipping movement can cause concussions and other brain injuries that aren't immediately visible.
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revises the chest jacket and spine box specifications for the Hybrid III 5th Percentile Female Test Dummy (HIII 5F). The jacket revisions resolve discrepancies between the jacket specifications in subpart O and jackets available in the field, and ensure a sufficiently low level of variation between jackets fabricated by different manufacturers.
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read more ... Sean Duffy was officially sworn in as the 20th Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation on January 28th, 2025. Secretary Duffy was administered the oath of office by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the U.S. Supreme Court. Upon arrival at USDOT headquarters, Secretary Duffy's first act was signing a memorandum directing staff to start the process of resetting Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards.
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read more ... rFpro announced that Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has adopted the rFpro-powered AV elevate simulation platform to accelerate the development of automated driving technologies. The collaboration enables AMD to leverage AV elevate's advanced simulation capabilities to tune and test its automated parking systems on thousands of parking scenarios while reducing reliance on physical testing.
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read more ... Cars with 'Level 2' driver assistance systems will be able to be operated 'hands-off' and allow lane changes initiated by the system when the driver has their hands on the wheel - but these features will only be allowed on motorways for now. That was the conclusion of the latest discussions in the UN working party on automated vehicles in Geneva in Janaury 2025.
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read more ... Applus+ IDIADA has recently secured seven new designations from Taiwan. This extension of credentials enhances Applus+ IDIADA's capacity to support manufacturers in certifying their vehicles, including passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and motorcycles, as well as various systems and components, for export to the Taiwanese market.
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read more ... MAN Truck & Bus is the first truck manufacturer to publish a 747-scene set of sensor and vehicle data from development drives for autonomous driving. The open exchange of such freely accessible and free data sets between different players, such as manufacturers, universities and software developers, who are working independently of each other on automated driving, accelerates development and promotes the standardization of data formats.
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read more ... Monolith has been selected by HORIBA MIRA as its AI partner for data-driven battery and powertrain development and testing. The partnership will provide a value-add technical offer for existing HORIBA MIRA and Monolith customers, as well as an attractive option for other OEM vehicle manufacturers and Tier 1 battery suppliers looking to enhance their development process.
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read more ... The Kistler Group is expanding its product portfolio for automotive testing with KiStudio Vehicle Testing (VT), a new software for data acquisition. In addition, thanks to new modules and the acquisition of CAN FD data, the KiDAQ data acquisition system can now also be used in vehicle development.
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read more ... COMPREDICT has entered a strategic partnership with UTAC. This partnership aims to advance data-driven methodologies for sensor virtualization in automotive testing. The collaboration will leverage UTAC's expertise in advanced vehicle testing, data acquisition, and regulatory compliance with COMPREDICT's state-of-the-art Virtual Sensor technology.
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read more ... TRL is partnering with University Hospital Southampton to reduce road deaths by linking health records and road traffic collision data for the first time. The partners have been awarded £500,000 in funding by the Department for Transport and the Road Safety Trust to launch a world-first initiative: the Data Sustains Life project. Over the next two years, this important project aims to anonymously integrate wide-ranging data insights.
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read more ... Following the announcement of 10 consecutive quarters of declining roadway fatalities across America, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) (Biden-Harris Administration) announced its 2025 National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS) Progress Report, along with an additional 15 new commitments from businesses and organizations to support the NRSS and take action to reverse the crisis on America’s roads.
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Virtual Testing in Vehicle Safety Regulations and NCAP 13.02.2025 - 18.02.2025 Online
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Dr.-Ing. Andre Eggers - BASt - Federal Highway Research Institute |
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Pedestrian Protection - Development Strategies 17.02.2025 - 18.02.2025 in Alzenau
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Maren Finck - carhs.training gmbh |
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Development of Frontal Restraint Systems meeting Legal and Consumer Protection Requirements 18.02.2025 - 21.02.2025 Online
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Kai Golowko - Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH |
EUR 1750 |
Dummy Training Hybrid III 5%, 50%, 95% 18.02.2025 - 19.02.2025 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1850 |
Introduction to Passive Safety of Vehicles 19.02.2025 - 20.02.2025 in Landsberg am Lech
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Ralf Reuter - carhs.training gmbh |
EUR 1750 |
High Speed Cameras Workshop 19.02.2025 in Alzenau
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Dr.-Ing. Thomas Weber - Artho GmbH |
EUR 1090 |
Dummy Certification Basics Hybrid III 5%, 50%, 95%, 3y/o, 6y/o 20.02.2025 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1150 |
Dummy Training Hybrid III 3 and 6 y/o 21.02.2025 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1150 |
Product Liability in the Automotive Industry 24.02.2025 - 27.02.2025 Online
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Hans-Georg Lohrmann - Quality-Reliability-Safety Consultant |
EUR 1750 |
NVH - Background, Practice and Simulation Methodology 25.02.2025 - 26.02.2025 in Alzenau
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietmar Jennewein - Darmstadt UAS, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Zopp - RheinMain UAS |
EUR 1750 |
Structural Optimization in Automotive Design - Theory and Application 05.03.2025 - 06.03.2025 in Alzenau
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Prof. Dr. Lothar Harzheim - Opel Automobile GmbH |
EUR 1450 |
Dummy Training BioRID II 05.03.2025 - 06.03.2025 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1850 |
Modeling of Joints in Crash Simulation 07.03.2025 in Alzenau
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Dr.-Ing. Silke Sommer - Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM |
EUR 890 |
Dummy Certification Basics BioRID II 07.03.2025 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1150 |
Material Models of Composites for Crash Simulation 11.03.2025 in Alzenau
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Prof. Dr. Thomas Karall - Hof University of Applied Sciences |
EUR 890 |
Side Impact - Requirements and Development Strategies 11.03.2025 - 12.03.2025 in Alzenau
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Stephanie Wolter - BMW AG, Joachim Peest - BMW AG |
EUR 1450 |
Development of Frontal Restraint Systems - Advanced 11.03.2025 - 12.03.2025 Online
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Kai Golowko - Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH |
EUR 890 |
Dummy Training ES-2 / ES-2re 11.03.2025 - 12.03.2025 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1850 |
Static Vehicle Safety Tests in Automotive Development 13.03.2025 in Alzenau
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Jürgen Wahn - ACTS GmbH & Co. KG |
EUR 890 |
Dummy Certification Basics ES-2 / ES-2re 13.03.2025 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1150 |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for ADAS and ADS - Introduction and Basics 17.03.2025 - 20.03.2025 Online
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Dr. Andreas Kuhn - Andata Entwicklungstechnologie GmbH |
EUR 1450 |
Dummy Training SID IIs 18.03.2025 - 19.03.2025 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1850 |
Dummy Certification Basics SID IIs 20.03.2025 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1150 |
NCAP - New Car Assessment Programs: Tests, Assessment Methods, Ratings 24.03.2025 - 27.03.2025 Online,
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Direktor & Professor Andre Seeck - BASt - Federal Highway Research Institute |
EUR 1450 |
Vehicle Safety under Self-Certification: Principles, Obligations, Enforcement, and Remedies 24.03.2025 - 27.03.2025 Online
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John F. Creamer - GlobalAutoRegs.com |
EUR 1450 |
Pedestrian Protection Workshop Vehicle Mark-Up 24.03.2025 in Bergisch Gladbach
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BGS Böhme & Gehring GmbH |
EUR 1150 |
International Safety and Crash-Test Regulations: Current Status and Future Developments 25.03.2025 - 26.03.2025 in Alzenau
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Dr. Thomas Kinsky - Humanetics Europe GmbH |
EUR 1450 |
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